CVE-2001-0550
wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to commands such as CWD, which is not properly handled by the glob...
- Published
- Jun 25, 2002
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Nov 27, 2001
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to commands such as CWD, which is not properly handled by the glob function (ftpglob).
Sources
3- Network-Filesystem-ForensicsResearch
Reports on post-exploitation on honeypot exploiting vulnerable wu-ftpd (CVE-2001-0550)
Teso · linux · May 14, 2002
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